Find out how my my new solo picture book, I Want To Read ALL The Books, was created!
Read how the story was inspired by my own childhood aspirations, (as a grown-up) my always-teetering pile of “To Be Read” book pile, learn about my picture book writing process, and get a behind-the-scenes peek at how real-life librarians, Toronto Public Library, indie bookstores, and booksellers inspired the illustrations in my book.
Excited to announce that I have a new book!
I just signed the contract to illustrated I’M BUSY, written by Michael Ian Black, to be published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers.
Excited to share the cover of my new solo picture book, I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS, which launches from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Sept. 17, 2024. Don’t you love Laurent Linn’s cover design? Pre-order by Sept 1st for a thank you gift!
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Launching from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers on Sept. 17th, 2024.
An insatiably curious girl decides the only way to answer all her questions is to read all the books in this funny and charming picture book in the spirit of The Library Fish and Tom Chapin’s The Library Book.
(Updated May 26, 2024. Also see: Rejection Stories & Advice From Published Kidlit/YA Creators) This is a photo of a letter I’ve had pinned up on my home office Inspiration Board for years now. It represents the many encouraging-but-still-rejection letters I received over the years when I was actively writing . . .
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I first heard about Hanh Bui and Ánh’s New Word during the SCBWI Summer Conference last year, when I covered the Debut Author Panel for Team Blog; you can read my post on the SCBWI Conference Blog. Beautifully illustrated by Bao Luu, Ánh’s New Word is about a child living . . .